In this episode, Adam Duininck, government affairs director with the North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Duininck talks about his role with the carpenters’ union, the upcoming legislative session, and his experience with the Metropolitan Council.

In this episode Adolfson & Peterson Midwest region president Brad Hendrickson talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Hendrickson discusses sustainability and challenges facing the construction industry.

Tyler Parette, the new vice president of resident services at Aeon, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. In his new position, Parette’s tasked with coordinating services across the company’s portfolio. He says Aeon has some innovative projects in the pipeline and he’s excited to help improve the systems that assist homeless people throughout the area.

In this episode, Jason Haugen, vice president of real estate at Canterbury Park Development, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Under Haugen’s watch, about $200 million of development has been completed or announced by Canterbury. Haugen talks about ongoing development at Canterbury Commons, the impact of COVID on development, and how his undergraduate geology studies morphed into a career in commercial real estate.

In this episode Deanne Erpelding, managing director at Gensler’s Minneapolis office, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. With 25 years of experience, Erpelding has her finger on the pulse of the design industry in Minnesota and beyond. She also shares her perspective on workplace designs, the challenge of bringing more young people into the design profession, and more.

In this episode, Kit Bennett, director of development at Inland Development Partners, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Bennett discusses the recent challenges in the industrial market and what he sees in its future.

In this episode, Brent Webb, development executive at Mortenson, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Webb talks about creating buildings in Rochester, Minnesota, with the mindset that what they create there could help researchers on their path to save lives.

In this episode Dorothy Bridges, interim CEO and president of the Metropolitan Economic Development Association, talks to F&C reporter J.D. Duggan. Bridges discusses Meda’s mission and the growing focus on building wealth for communities of color.

In this episode, Lynn Littlejohn, vice president of community affairs and development for Mortenson, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson about Construction Inclusion Week, an Oct. 17-21 event that aims to improve diversity and inclusion in the construction industry.

In this episode, Zee Evans, the facilities maintenance supervisor at Palmer Station on the Antarctic Peninsula, talks to F&C reporter Brian Johnson. Evans discusses life in Antarctica, her job duties there and how her career journey led her from Minnesota to a desolate, wind-swept location south of Chile.